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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (731)	1/18/1998 3:40:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Respond to of 4710

>>OFF TOPIC Zeev, >>if enough people voice their concern, we might have the power. After all, we are voters. That is what a republic or representative democracy is all about. Unfortunately with only a two party choice, and those two minimally different (despite their posturing), and general public political apathy in our current "good times", we see the shortcomings of our system. It's still probably the best on the planet, but I'm planning to vote for some third party next time. Probably a quixotic gesture, but it'll make me feel better inside. Meanwhile, I'll certainly support your efforts to accomplish your goal. Unfortunately, there is no Rwandan lobby. As an aside, and without getting into the argument about gun ownership, there is an organization here in the US called JPFO (Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership). JPFO uses Rwanda as an example of what can happen when the government confiscates the firearms of the population, as it did in Rwanda. The JPFO thesis is that firearm ownership may help to prevent genocide. They quote Hitler as saying that Germany, having abolished private firearm ownership, would become an enviable model for the world, since only the "legitimate" military and police would be allowed to have guns in that country. Interesting. Jack